The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... moral duty , with homilies and sermons on penitence , self - examination and patience . With the exception of five numbers - two of which were by Elizabeth Carter and one by Samuel Richardson — all of them were entirely written by ...
... moral duty , with homilies and sermons on penitence , self - examination and patience . With the exception of five numbers - two of which were by Elizabeth Carter and one by Samuel Richardson — all of them were entirely written by ...
Page 81
... moral constitution of the world , at another evil ; one day he would maintain that there was no decline in public worship , the next deplore the prevailing non - observance of Good Friday . Also , most of the other members of the club ...
... moral constitution of the world , at another evil ; one day he would maintain that there was no decline in public worship , the next deplore the prevailing non - observance of Good Friday . Also , most of the other members of the club ...
Page 318
... moral implications of the actor's pretences , especially to wickedness in a dramatic character . But Johnson was certainly a tiresome man to have in an audience . Mrs Thrale said he was ' an exceedingly bad playhouse companion , as his ...
... moral implications of the actor's pretences , especially to wickedness in a dramatic character . But Johnson was certainly a tiresome man to have in an audience . Mrs Thrale said he was ' an exceedingly bad playhouse companion , as his ...
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